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luaUiug ii[) llie progi-aiu of tlieiv institutes the}' put on the subjects 

 most acceptable to their people and then tried to get the best men 

 they could to talk on the respective subjects. 



Mli. PHiLlPtS, of Chester county, said the practice in his county 

 was to hold more days of institute than the Department provided 

 for, and the additional expenses were paid by local contributions; 

 that they held two-day institutes with one day service of the 

 State speakers, leaving the local people to run the institute the 

 second day, when the topics discussed by the State speakers were 

 fresh in their minds and they then agreed or disagreed with the 

 ideas and theories advanced the day before. 



Speaking from the standpoint of a State speaker, he said he never 

 knew of one failing to keep his appointment unless detained by 

 a wreck or sudden sickness, and that most of their failures to be on 

 hand was caused by the thoughtlessness of the County Chairman on 

 the day before; that they were frequently kept at the meetings until 

 midnight and were unable to reach their destination for the next 

 day; that through the same thoughtlessness they were compelled 

 to work night and day, as well as travel with little time to rest in 

 between; that they should be given the opportunity of presenting 

 their subjects early in the evening and then pass quietly out of 

 the meeting, and thus be enabled to keep their engagement for the 

 next day. 



MR. OEK, of Beaver county, concurred in what .was said by Mr. 

 Philips regarding the treatment sometimes accorded the State 

 speakers and protested against the divisions of the sections; that 

 it was very hard to keep in touch with the leaders of the section 

 to find out where they were to be next day, and this was another 

 drawback to the State spealcers in keeping up their work. 



SECRETARY MARTIN: We have been very much interested in 

 this discussion. I have noted the points and regard them all of 

 great advantage to me in devising ways and means for the better- 

 ment .of the service. 



ilR. HERR: I would like to have a word to say. [ have been look- 

 ing over the program, but do not see any other topic coming up on 

 the thought I have in mind. 



There ought to be uniformity of practice among the State speak- 

 ers. I have had considerable experience in traveling over the State, 

 and I believe in using the greatest economy in connection with our 

 institutes and letting the money go as far as it Avill. I am in favor 

 of more than two speakers. I am in favor of three speakers and 

 in some counties we have to divide the institute force in order to 

 satisfy the people. In order to secure economy in traveling we 



